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Film or TV quotes you use so often...

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ChippySauce · 25/02/2025 08:00

... it's ingrained into your family vocabulary?

This morning: "Porridge today Gromit.
It's Tuesday".

Other favourites: "Where's the salad? Where's the salad?"

"That'll do Pig, that'll do..."

We have so many in our family!

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HalfTermHoliday · 25/02/2025 16:48

"It's a deal, it's a steal..."
"You could choke a dozen donkeys on that."
"Left leg right leg, your body will follow, they call it walking."
"If you don't want to be counting the fingers, you haven't got, I suggest you get those guns..."
Basically, half of Lock Stock is in regular use 😆

Loads of Gavin and Stacey.

"I have got to get me one of these!"
When referencing or attempting motivational speeches - "We will not go quietly into the night.."
(Independence Day)

"You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off."

"That's a chicken."

"I think it's biological"
To refer to an unidentified or disgusting thing. I'm not sure but think it's from The X files, but can't remember which episode now.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 25/02/2025 16:54

Plenty from HHGTTG.

Dr Strangelove
The Goon Show
Any senior ranking officer from a war movie describing a military strategy (when making plans for things like shopping trips, visits to family ). Usually combined with it being a trap/needing a bigger bag/the death star exploding/needing to know your exits/doubletap to the head or nipping to the Winchester for a pint until it all blows over.
Wibble.
I have a cunning plan.
Anything from the Blues Brothers.
90% of Back to the Future.
Alien.
When referring to particular managers, their being the common people of the clay.
Every Ray Harryhausen movie has something.
Disaster movies often have something appropriate when discussing management initiatives.
Star Trek. Especially when referring to something senior management has decided must be done - '...so I'm in the away team and I've been given a particularly fetching red shirt to wear...'
Ghostbusters. Light is green, the trap is clean.
Python quotes galore.
Comic book characters.
Spinal Tap.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Watch enough films and read enough books and the possibilities are endless. And the older you get, the fewer people realise you're deeply displeased.

abnerbrownsdressinggown · 25/02/2025 17:00

Lanawashington · 25/02/2025 14:02

We quote Friday Night Dinner far too often. Especially 'shit on it', 'hello Jackie' and 'lovely bit of squirrel'

We had crimble crumble last night.

MarkWithaC · 25/02/2025 17:36

Oh cripes, lots. We don't really use normal or original language Grin

'Are there any women here? No! No!' from The Life of Brian, whenever 'woman' is mentioned or alluded to in particular context (hard to explain/define but we know when it has to be said).

'Window to weight gain!' from The Simpsons, whenever flourishing a pastry or cake or whatever in a paper bag tha's gone see-through with the grease.

'matter' and 'oomska' from Withnail & I, both used in the same sort of context, you can imagine which.
Also Withnail, 'firm young carrot', usually when branding a comedy vegetable, and 'Scrubbers!', just yelled at random usually.

LOADS from Black Books, which has a quote for every occasion:
'I'm eating scrambled eggs with a comb, from a shoe' if we've run out of cutlery etc.
'Good wine is expensive wine also' whenever someone says something that comes out inconsequential or gets muddled and repetitious with what they're saying.
'I got you... creme de menthe' when coming back from the shops with something someone requested, correct or otherwise.
'He had a little man in his hair!' as an excuse for not having understood something that's been explained (this is usually me).
'I just knew her as "Ma"!' to difficult questions.
'Some sort of delicious biscuit.' if someone isn't sure of the taste of something.
'Oh, the dust,' usually when moving a piece of furniture.
'Nice arse', just generally.
We accuse people of doing 'a laugh with a turn'.

Tidypidy · 25/02/2025 17:42

Shit just got real
...and a packet of fruit bubbleiciuos
Were going to need a bigger boat

LindorDoubleChoc · 25/02/2025 18:14

"It's got cocaine in it" (Father Ted, Mrs Doyle) whenever I'm telling the family that I made an extra effort with dinner.

TheBewleySisters · 25/02/2025 18:17

When offering me another glass of wine, husband will say "More Port, Penguin?"

BusySittingDown · 25/02/2025 18:40

God, loads from Friends and Gavin and Stacey.

I'm making Fajitas - complete with finger click like Ross, every time we have Fajitas.

Oh, I told you! When you were asleep. (Nessa)

Piss off! Oh pardon my manners...piss off...please! (Will Inbetweeners).

I'm the Daddy now! (Scum)

Nice one bruvvah (Human Traffic)

That'll Do Pig (Babe)

MilkyBarsAreOnMee · 25/02/2025 18:42

"....my wallet's too small for my 50's and my diamond shoes are too tight!" (Friends)

"Difficult, difficult, lemon difficult" (In The loop)

"I'm bored of this; I'm going for a twix" (The Thick of it)

"Ferris Bueller you're my hero"

TheDandyLion · 25/02/2025 18:43

"Two minutes Turkish"

DancingQueen2018 · 25/02/2025 18:45

By all means move at a glacial pace.

And yes to multi pass - said in that very distinctive way.

camperjam · 25/02/2025 18:48

That'll do donkey

I don't need a tray to kill you

There's always time for lubricant!

monicagellerbing · 25/02/2025 18:51

'Oh come on Will, just take your shirt off and tell us'

When someone says guess what or says they have something to tell me

Got to love a Friends quote!

bestimitation · 25/02/2025 18:52

Yippee-ki-yay mother fucker!
Make it so
Pivot!
I have elbows! (scream)
Great Scott!
We're going to need a bigger boat
May the force be with you
Victory is mine... I drink from the keg of glory bring me the finest muffins and bagels in all the land.
What's next?

66babe · 25/02/2025 18:54

I do the

"WHO IS SHE ??? "

With arms outstretched in absolute indignance at every opportunity

DeathStarCanteenGal · 25/02/2025 18:54

"Come the fuck in or fuck the fuck off"- who else by Malcom Tucker in The Thick of It
also use "difficult difficult lemon difficult" from In The Loop
And " I'm not drunk but I may have had a few wines" from Gavin and Stacey
and also "When the apocalypse comes beep me". love BTVS

monicagellerbing · 25/02/2025 18:55

Oh and 'toodaloo motherfukkkaaasssss' said to myself when I drop the kids off at school, normally after a half term break 😂😂😂

From The Hangover

Dontlletmedownbruce · 25/02/2025 18:56

Cupboardy- used to describe something that sounds like a BS made up word (Little Britain)

Women wearing wings - when calling out a website (Gavin and Stacey)

Bus wankers! - Inbetweeners

'Is it yourself, I thought it was Marilyn Monroe', if someone is looking well. Father Ted

Scorcio!! For hot weather. Fast show

...I was verra verra drunk.. Fast show

SorenLorensonsInvisibleFriend · 25/02/2025 18:57

I use so many of these!

My obscure contribution is Jeff Goldblum's line from Independence Day,

"Yes, let's try it again.. this time without the oops"

Notgoodatpoetrybutgreatatlit · 25/02/2025 18:59

New one for us, as we had a row about watching die hard at Xmas, I wanted to, she said it was a dreadful 80s film. She then decided she liked it so much we had to watch all the others.
Yippee Kay aii muthafukkers.
We use it a lot, you can just omit the last word and you can even use it in work meetings.

Deedeesharpwhatkindoflady · 25/02/2025 19:01

We'll make a Mod out of yet Harry
But I don't think they do Levi's in your size.
Quadrophenia.
Where's your tool
What tool?
This fucking tool!!
Scum.

MarkWithaC · 25/02/2025 19:01

I forgot, from W1A: 'So that's all good then,' when you don't quite know how to respond to a statement or end a conversation/exchange.

Jemimapuddlesduck · 25/02/2025 19:04

I love dinner/breakfast/food - Coraline

hello bambinos/ lovely bit of squirrel - Friday night dinners

that’ll do donkey/ not the gumdrop button! - Shrek

Like a glove! - Ace Ventura pet detective, every time I park anywhere

jackspratswife01 · 25/02/2025 19:07

Dip it, dip it again

She's put an egg on it

sleepwouldbenice · 25/02/2025 19:07

So long and thanks for all the fish. Hitchhikers

Babel fish. Hitchhikers

Don't call me Shirley

Smile and wave boys, smile and wave. Madagascar

Who wants a cookie 🍪? Madagascar